Correctly managing the release of heap-allocated memory and other resources has been one of the great challenges of C and C++ development for decades. The new shared_ptr class, shipping with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and Visual Studio 2010, makes dealing with resource management dramatically simpler.
Learn the reason behind using pointer-to-pointer and reference-to-pointer to modify a pointer passed to a function, to understand their usage better.
A beginning-level article covering the problems, bugs, and technique solutions that correspond to using pointers.
This article shows an implementation of delegates.
Smart Pointer (with Object Level Thread Synchronization '& Reference Counting Garbage Collection)
AutoPtr<> Class
It's essential to know the differences in these libraries and use them correctly. This brief tutorial will guide you.
Using the Base64 system isn't as archaic as you might think. Refresh your skills here.
Learn how to create a dumping process that can help you when your computer locks up.
Learn about two common influence techniques, compliance and conformity, as well as how to design for them.
